South Korea - a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948Inchon - a battle in the Korean War (1950); United States forces landed at Inchon Choson, Korea, Korean Peninsula - an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Choson Kwangju - city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War Taegu, Tegu - a city in southeastern South Korea Pusan - a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations |